The US, Switzerland and Canada are wealthy democracies that should be conducive to effective decentralized or cooperative environmental policy-making. However, a closer examination of their environmental policy over many decades finds no evidence that these approaches have worked. So does it matter which level of government makes policy? Can cooperation between sub-national governments protect the environment? Building on comparative case studies on air and water pollution and making use of extensive historical material, Inger Weibust questions how governance structure affects environmental policy performance in the US, Switzerland, Canada and the European Union. The research breaks new ground by studying formal and informal environmental cooperation. It analyzes whether federal systems with more centralized policy-making produce stricter environmental policies and debates whether devolution and the establishment of subsidiaries will lead to less environmental protection. An essential insight into the complexities of policy-making and governance structures, this book is an important contribution to the growing debates surrounding comparative federalism and multi-level governance.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
075467729x
ISBN-13
9780754677291
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038554348
Product Key Features
Author
Inger Weibust
Publication Name
Green Leviathan : the Case Fora Federal Role in Environmental Policy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Federalism Studies
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ge170.W445 2009
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
History & Theory, General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy